CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current public health emergencies
In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.
A lot is unfolding at the national level of public health, including the recent firing of about 1,300 federal health agency ...
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 ...
Opinion: Donald Trump's executive orders threaten containment of deadly viruses
Trump issued executive orders that withdrew the US from WHO and halted USAID funding, which also keeps people uninformed of ...
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How Rwanda's rapid response stemmed a Marburg outbreak
In July 2024, Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation's health system and testing its pandemic response capabilities. For Rwanda, it ...
US doctors told to start looking out for EBOLA in patients
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked doctors and health experts to start revewing Americans for the ...
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“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks
Meanwhile, Ebola (a virus similar to Marburg, also with a high fatality rate ... communication from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In less than two weeks, ...
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Trump's ‘blackout’ at CDC letting 'world's deadliest infection' enter US, ex-WH doctor warns against Marburg virus
In addition, the CDC has been instructed to “immediately ... Trump's actions could allow harmful viruses like the Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola and can kill up to 88 percent ...
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Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
Ngashi Ngongo, from Africa Centre for Disease Control Centre (CDC) told an online briefing ... imported from Uganda. The virus was identified in a lab in Marburg, Germany. Since then, outbreaks ...
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CDC Staff Ordered to Cut Communications With WHO
Gostin noted there are currently outbreaks of the Marburg virus and H5N1 bird flu, and a lack of cooperation between the U.S. and the WHO could be dangerous for public health. CDC staff in WHO ...